Escharotomy using an enzymatic debridement agent for treating experimental burn-induced compartment syndrome in an animal model

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1259-1264

  Krieger, Yuval ^a   Rosenberg, Lior ^a   Lapid, Oren ^a   Glesinger, Ronen ^a   Bogdanov Berezovsky, Alex ^a   Silberstein, Eldad ^a   Sagi, Amiram ^a   Judkins, Keith ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MID YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bromelain; Burn compartment syndrome; Debrase; Debridase; Debridement; Enzyme; Escharotomy; Pig burn model

Indexed keywords

BROMELAIN; DEBRIDASE; ENZYMATIC DEBRIDEMENT AGENT; ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR TIBIAL SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN INDUCED COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHAROTOMY; LIMB; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; WOUND DRESSING;

ANIMALS; BROMELAINS; BURNS; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; SWINE;

EID: 22544444639     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000169867.08607.F1     Document Type: Article

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